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Posted on 04/26/2025 4:08:31 PM PDT by Libloather
In a dramatic move to protect America’s cattle industry, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has warned Mexico that the U.S. will halt imports of live animals — including cattle and bison — if Mexico doesn’t step up efforts to combat a dangerous pest creeping northward.
In a letter sent Saturday and obtained by Fox News, Secretary Rollins put the Mexican government on notice to act immediately to fight the spread of the New World screwworm or face serious economic consequences on the border.
The USDA has set a firm deadline of April 30 for Mexico to address the growing crisis, or U.S. ports of entry will slam the door on key animal commodities.
"I must inform you that if these issues are not resolved by Wednesday, April 30, USDA will restrict the importation of animal commodities, which consist of live cattle, bison, and equine originating from or transporting to Mexico to protect the interest of the agriculture industry in the United States," Rollins wrote.
The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly whose larvae can decimate livestock populations, has been spreading rapidly from Central America into southern Mexico. USDA officials have long relied on a sophisticated sterile insect technique (SIT) program — using specially equipped aircraft to release sterile flies — to keep the deadly pest in check. But that strategy is now in jeopardy.
At the heart of the conflict is Dynamic Aviation, a U.S. government-contracted carrier tasked with aerial fly dispersals. According to the letter, Mexican aviation authorities are limiting Dynamic’s operations to just six days a week under a temporary 60-day permit, a move the USDA says undermines the urgent, around-the-clock response needed to stop the screwworm’s advance.
Even more troubling, Rollins said Mexican customs officials are imposing hefty import duties on critical supplies like sterile flies, aviation parts...
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The US needs to bring back Country of Orogin Labeling (COOL) for beef and pork.
STAT.
...Origin...
And it’s not just Mexico.
From a few months ago...
“...The parasite made a devastating comeback in 2024, infecting livestock, wildlife and in rare cases humans across Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico...”
Time to bring back DDT?
I don’t want to be eatin any Mexican cow meat!
Tried some a few year ago. Ribeyes. Lacked flavor. Oh, no. I could have the fly. Pffft. There should be a shot for that.
I don’t eat beef. But if I did, I’d want grassfed beef, the healthiest. And it should come from the USA.
Honestly, we probably don't really want to know.
Buy local. Also plenty of co-ops to choose from for good American beef to be shipped to your door.
“Threatens to halt”?!
warbles?
A tumor on the back of cattle or doer, produced by the larva of a bot-fly or gadfly.
warbles?
A tumor on the back of cattle or doer, produced by the larva of a bot-fly or gadfly.
WHY do we need beef from Mexico in the first place?!?!
Good Golly! We have TWELVE WHOLE STATES that do little more than raise cattle!
https://exploringanimals.com/u-s-states-that-dominate-americas-beef-production/
A dope like me raises her OWN steer every 18 month cycle. Grass fed in season, hay and sweet oats to finish. Lots of water, fresh air and sunshine. No ‘feed lot’ for my guys! If I can do it, pretty much anyone can that has the space.
People are too far removed from their food sources. Ugh!
I was wondering how soon the screw worms would be back in the USA with all the illegals who had flooded the border.
That is awesome that you raise your own! We buy a 1/4 cow every so often from an old local farmer. I shop for farm land for my post retirement work but don’t expect to buy anything any time soon as the prices are obscene.
Why are we buying beef from Mexico in the first place.
I honestly can’t blame the Europeans and others from refusing our beef exports because of the hormones, modified grains, and antibiotics we feed our cattle any more than us refusing Mexican beef over the maggots they allow in theirs. We really do need to clean up our own act.
Yep
Heck, we have had dangerous pests creeping northward from the lower 48 every since the pipeline.
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